Bucket list road trip complete! I’ve had my Mini Cooper for 10 years and unlike me at all, I cannot remember when it was that I found out about the Tail of the Dragon. It may have been years before, …
Tag: outdoors
Chasing Waterfalls
You know what would be fun? To go for a drive and find a roadside waterfall I saw on Instagram. But first, we can stop by a winery and have pizza and wine because that’s what we like to do …
Dear Diary 2020: A Week at Home
Hello! How is this Friday treating you all? I can’t complain one bit. All is well in my world. I, like many others across the country, have been home most of this week. Staying home is kind of something I …
Perfect Time for a Hike…
If it weren’t for the rain! Yes, it’s raining again. And I don’t really need the Coronavirus to keep me at home, it’s almost as if the rain has been my quarantine for many many months now. I don’t like …
A Gatlinburg Weekend: Part 2
The second day of the trip and we had two things planned this day: meet with Stephen’s family for lunch and then the other thing besides Clingman’s Dome that I wanted to do, the Skybridge. Lunch was great! It was …
A Gatlinburg Weekend: Part 1
I started with the last of the trip when I wrote about our hike to Clingman’s dome last week; now, let me continue on with the rest of the trip. Earlier in July we planned for a weekend away. Originally, …
Dear Diary 2019: One Week of August
August, you’ve been a hot one. Also, a bit of an emotionally draining one – and we’ve just started. But, I still love your beauty. Your foggy mornings, and your impending harvest. I’m going to enjoy every second you …
A Walk up to Clingman’s Dome
Hello, hello! It is a bright and early Monday morning for me, how about you? And about this time last Monday, we were driving up a mountain. We had the chance to take a short little trip to the Smoky …
Highlights From June
A very good Monday morning to you all! It’s sunny and hot over here in West Tennessee, and I can only guess that it’s somewhat similar wherever you may be. Last month was a pretty busy month for me and …